Velocipede-saddle



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Patented July 15, 1890.

(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2] C. E. DURYEA. VELOGIPEDB SADDLE.

No. 432,125. Patented July 15; 18 90.

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} VELOOIPEDE SADDLE. No. 432,125. Patented July 15, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

CHARLES E. DURYEA, OF \VASI-IINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR, BYDIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE ROUSE-DURYEA CYCLE COMPANY, OFPEORIA, ILLINOIS VELOClPEDE-SADDLE;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,125, dated July 15,1890.

Application filed December 12, 1889, Serial No. 338,395. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. DURYEA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Velocipede-Saddles; and I dodeclare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in velocipedesaddles, and I havedesigned the same for use more particularly on that class of bicyclesknown as Safeties, in which a saddle-post is provided; but the saddleproper may be employed with equally good results on other styles ofbicycles by varying the form of the saddle-clip.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a saddle which may bevertically and horizontally adjustable at either front or rear,

2 5 and for this purpose I construct the saddle in two parts,separatedlongitudinally of the machine and horizontally adjustable independentlyof each other.

Another object of my invention is to pro- 0 vide a saddle adapted eitherfor lady or gentlemen riders, and for this purpose I provide a leathercovering rounding at its forward end and loosely lace the two halvestogether at the front end to a point in rear of its point 3 5 ofattachment with the saddle-frame.

Another obj ect of my invention is to so attach the leather covering tothe frame that it may be readily removed and replaced.

With these and minor objects in view the 0 invention consists in certainnovel features of dle, the fasteningbeing secured thereto. Fig. 4 is atop plan of the saddle, a part of one covering being broken away to showthe manner of removing or replacing the rear of the covering. Fig. 5 isa detail of the forward end of one part of the frame and covering, theupper fastening being shown in section. Fig. 6 is a detail of the clipfor securing the saddle to the saddle-post and showing the manner ofsecuring the saddle-frame to the clip. Fig. 7 is a modified form ofsaddleframe. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective of the rear fastening forthe cover. Figs. 9, 10, 11, and 12 represent the two halves of myimproved saddle mounted upon independent springs.

The same letters of reference indicate identical parts in all thefigures.

In the drawings, A indicates the saddlepost; 3, the saddle-frame; C, theleather covering; D, the saddle-clip; and E and F, respectively, thefront and rear fastenings for the covering.

The saddle B is composed of two halves of identically the sameconstruction, with the exception that they are rights and lefts, and Ishall therefore describe one part only. The frame is composed of asingle piece of stout wire bent one upon itself, as shown in Figs. 2 andt, the arms Z) Z) being substantially parallel in vertical planes fromtheir free ends to a point in rear of the saddle-clip ]D, where theycurve upward and the part b outward, the straight part b connecting thearms 1') and b,being at an acute angle to the arm I). The forward end ofthe arm Z) is straight, while the corresponding end of the arm I) iscurved upward and forward and terminates substantially in line with thearm I), and at their ends the arms are provided with screw-threads andnuts 11 The leather covering C is of the shape shown in Fig. 3, thelongitudinal sides 0 c of which are substantially parallel, and the ends0 c diverge toward the inner edge 0.

Near the ends 0 0 respectively, are secured 5 the front and rearcover-fastenings E and F by means of rivets or otherwise. The frontfastening E is formed of a single fiat strip of metal having its endsturned over to form sleeved openings 6 at either end thereof for thereception of the free ends of the arms I) b of the frame, and the outerside of said openings 6 have each a tongue 6, turned inward to bearagainst the screw-threaded end of the wire frame to prevent theadjustingnut 19 from coming in contact with the covering, and saidfastening is also provided with a number of rivet-holes 6 by which it isscoured to the leather covering 0, two of said rivet-holes being in theturned-over ends of said fastening. It will thus be seen that byproviding both of said openings with aturnedin tongue and rivet-hole thefastening can be used on either the right or left hand side of thesaddle-covering. The rear fastening F is formed of a single piece ofthin sheet metal bent into tubular form, C shape in cross-section, theopening f extcndin gthrou ghoutits entire length and the ends of saidmetal being cut diagonally, as shown. The fastening is provided with twoor more rivet-holesf, by which it is secured to the leather covering 0,and at its longer or inner edge is provided with notches f for engagingthe wire frames Z) l), the length of the fastening corresponding to thegreatest distance between the arms 6 Z) of the frame 13. In each of therear fastenings F, I provide a slot f for the passage of the strap ofthe tool-bag. It will thus be seen that when it is desired to remove theleather covering it is only necessary to press the inner or long edge fslightly inward to disengage the notches f from the frame B, when thecovering and fastening can be slipped to one side, the slotfbeingsufficiently wide to allow the frame to pass through. The frontfastening is then slipped from off the free ends of the armsb b of theframe B. Thetension of the leather can at all times be regulated by theadj ustingnuts I)". The outer end of the horizontal portion 1) of theframe B lies closer to the nuts 12 than the inner end; hence slippingthe rear end of the covering outward loosens the covering andfacilitates the detaching.

The saddle-clip D consists of a plate (Z, substantially semicircular onits under side, supported in a yoke (1, formed of a single ellipticalpiece of metal having its central portion cut away, as shown, and bentto conform to the shape of the saddle-post in cross-section, the ends ofthe cut-away portion conforming to the curvature of the under side ofthe plate (1 supported therein. The plate (Z is provided at its endswith elongated slots (1 for the passage of the clamping-bolts (Z and onthe plate d, midway of its length and between the arms of the yoke d,are formed two laterally-proj ecting cars at, provided withscrew-threaded openings for the reception of set-screws d, which bearagainst the under side of the saddle-post, as shown. Each of theclampingbolts (1 passes between the arms of the saddle-frame and carriesat its upper end a Washer (1 having two of its opposite edges turneddown to partially overlap the arms of the frame B.

In Fig. 7 I have shown the arms I) b of the frame 13 arranged side byside nearly in contact and curved in opposite directions at the pointwhere the clamping-bolt (1 passes between them, by which constructionthe parts of the saddle can be more firmly clamped to the saddle-clip Dthan by the construction shown in Fig. (3; but such construction doesnot admit of longitudinal adjustment of the saddle on the clip, as isthe case with Fig. 6.

From the above description it will thus be seen that by adjusting thebolts (1 the saddle can be adjusted in width, either at front or rear,or at both front and rear, to suit any size of rider, and by means ofthe set-screws d the saddle can be raised at front and lowered at rear,or vice versa, to suit the different riders.

In order to prevent the dresses of lady riders catching in the openingbetween the two parts of the saddle, I prefer to loosely lace the twoparts of the leather covering together from the lower partof the frontend to a point in rear of the front fastening E.

. In order to dispense with the use of a separate tool-bag, I provide apocket Gr in the under side of the leather covering, as shown in Fig. 3,for the reception of a wrench, oilcan, or cloth for cleaning themachine, 860., the pockets opening toward the center to prevent thecontents from falling out while the machine is in use, and secured atits ends to the saddle-cover by the rivets of the front and rearfastening, the outer edge being sewed to the saddle-cover, as shown inFig.

A further advantage of my improved saddle is that the free forward ends,being more or less elastic, will yield downward to some extent at eachdownward movement of the riders leg. This motion of each side of thesaddle with each leg tends to prevent chafing.

In order to increase the downward-yielding tendency of the saddles, Imay form a coil in each of the free ends of the arm of the saddle-framesjust in front of the clip D, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, or bymounting each half of the saddle upon separate springs, as shown inFigs. 9 to 12. In these latter figures the clip D is secured to thesaddle-post in the same manner above described; but instead of mountingthe saddle-halves directly on the clip, I mount each half on a separateS-spring H, which springs are secured to the clip D. The saddle-frames Bare adjusted in width by means of an ad j ustable link 77. connectingthe upper ends of the springs H. In Figs. 11 and 12 I secure thesaddle-frames to the clip D by means of a spring-hinge adjustable on theplate (I of the clip D. In this construction I is the hinge ITO theconstructions shown in Figs. 9 to 12 admit of universal adjustment andat the same time allow the front of the saddle to readily yield to thelegs of the rider, and thereby prevent chafing.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. A velocipedesaddle composed of two separable sections, each capableof independent lateral adjustment, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

2. A velocipede-saddle composed of two separable frame-sectionslaterally adjustable independently of each other and provided each witha removable covering, substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. In a velocipede-saddle, the combination, with the saddle-clip, of asaddle mounted thereon and vertically adjustable at front and rear, saidframe being laterally adjustable each side of the center, and aremovable covering for said frame, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

4. In a velocipede-saddle, the combination of two separableindependently-laterally adjustable frame-sections, a removable cover ingfor each section, and means for adjusting the tension of the covering ofeach section, substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. The combination, with the frame of a velocipede-saddlc, of aremovable covering therefor and a pocket in the underside of saidcovering, substantially as and for the purposes described.

6. In a velocipede-saddle, the combination, with a two-partsaddle-frame, of a removable covering detachably connected with eachframe and a slotted tubular fastening secured to the rear of eachcovering and adapted to slide on the rear of said frame, said fasteninghaving notches in the ends for engagingwith the frame, substantially asand for the purposes described.

7 The combination,with atwo-part saddleframe, each part composed of awire rod, bent substantially as shown, of a plate having openings in itsends adapted to fit loosely over the ends of said frame, a slottedtubular plate adapted to fit over the rear of said frame and havingnotches in its ends for engaging with the frame, and a covering securedto said plates at front and rear, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

8. In a velocipede-saddle, the combination,

with a two-part frame, each of which consists of a wire frame,substantially as shown, and provided at their free ends withadjustingnuts, of-a removable covering having front and rear fasteningsfor attaching said coverings to the frame, and a tongue on the frontfastening bearing against the frame for holding it out of contact withthe covering, substantially as and for the purposes described.

9. In a velocipede-saddle, the combination, with a saddle-clip andtwo-part saddle adj ustably secured thereto, of clamping-bolts passingthrough slots in said clip and carrying Washers for embracing saidframe, and setscrews in said clip for vertically adj usting the frontand rear of the saddle, substantially as and for the purposes described.

10. In a velocipede-saddl e, the combination with a two-part frame, of aremovable covering for each part, said covering being connected togetherat the front end by lacing, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

11. The combination,withavelocipede-saddle, of a saddle-clip consistingof a plate to which the saddle is secured and a yoke encircling saidplate and saddle-post, and two setscrews for securing the clip to thesaddle-post and arranged in the clip longitudinally of the saddle,whereby the saddle may be canted longitudinally, substantially as andfor the purposes described.

12. A velooipede saddle formed of two wholly independent halves capableof yielding independently of each other, whereby motion from one leg ofthe rider is nottransmitted to the other, substantially as and for thepurposes described.

13. A velocipedesaddle composed of two wholly independent longitudinalhalves arranged relatively to the saddle-post thattheir forward ends mayindependently yield to the motion of the leg of the rider, substantiallyas and for the purposes described.

14:. A velocipede saddle composed of two wholly independent halves, eachprovided with a tension adjustment for the covering, substantially asand for the purposes described.

15. A velocipede-saddle composed of two wholly independent halves, eachhalf having an independently-detachable covering, substantially as andfor the purposes described.

16. A velocipede-saddle composed of two independent longitudinal halves,substantially as and'for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I affix 'm y signature in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES E. DURYEA.

Vitnesses:

E. T. WALKER, CHARLES S. DRURY.

